Our
Leadership,
Driven by professionals with years of startup investing & operating experience, across geographies.
Pearl Agarwal
Founder & Managing Partner
Focus Area - FinAI & Consumer AI
Pearl, originally from an entrepreneurial family in Odisha, India, ventured to the US for higher education and earned a management degree from McCombs School of Business (UT Austin). During her studies, she co-founded a finAI startup focusing on trading algorithms. She later worked at UTIMCO ($40B fund of funds) and Merrill Lynch (M&A) before joining GIP, where she managed multibillion-dollar investments across the US and Europe.
Returning to India, she founded DotReview to support early-stage founders. In 2021, she launched Eximius Ventures based on insights gained from conversations with over 1,000 founders through DotReview. In addition, Pearl has made 20+ Angel Investments across India & USA.
Preeti Nellore Sampat
Partner
Focus Area - Enterprise AI and Consumer
Preeti was born in Chennai, India. She developed a deep passion for tech growing up, which led her to join BITS Pilani. After graduating with an engineering degree, she worked in transaction advisory for the TMT sectors. Being an entrepreneur at heart, she had always wanted to work at the intersection of tech and product. This led her to join Flipkart early in its journey.
Post this, she moved to the US to get an MBA from MIT Sloan. She later launched a micro-VC fund, Infinite Road, in the US, investing in early stage across Vertical Enterprise AI, Marketplaces and Consumer. Prior to joining Eximius in 2023, she has also co-founded a startup in the India-US corridor.
Portfolio Advisors
Bhaskar Raja Konduru
Technology & Product Strategy
Portfolio and Compliance
Bhaskar is a seasoned technology leader with 20+ years of experience building and scaling engineering teams at redBus, Housejoy, PharmEasy, and Licious, scaling platforms from 0 to millions of users. An entrepreneur and angel investor in 60+ startups, he now drives product-led growth as Head of Engineering at Rattle.
Vikram Qanungo
Corporate Governance & Finance
Investor Relations & Brand
Vikram brings 25+ years of experience across fundraising, M&A, and corporate governance, having managed $3-4 billion+ in capital raises, debt syndication, and investments through leadership roles at Bira91, DishTV, and Reliance Retail. He founded PECUNIA TAS to advise early-stage startups on finance and growth strategy.
Investment Team
Platform Team
Aastha Thilwal
Communication Manager, Portfolio & Investor Communications
Investor Relations & Brand
Aastha supports investor relations and brand communication.With her strategic communication approach and eagle-eyed attention to detail, she keeps everything transparent and perfectly aligned with the company’s goals.
Anusha Desai
Lead, Investor Relations & Capital Formation
Fueling growth from the inside out, Anusha supports investor engagement and capital formation with sharp focus and infectious drive. She keeps communications crisp, metrics meaningful, and momentum always moving forward. Her refined communication ensures stakeholders are informed, inspired, and aligned with the company’s mission.
Neha Mourya
IR - Capital Formation
Neha supports investor relations, capital formation, and ecosystem partnerships at Eximius. She brings a warm, relationship-driven approach to every conversation - ensuring clarity, trust, and shared vision with our partners. With a deep understanding of fund strategy and a knack for building authentic connections, Neha helps shape partnerships that go beyond capital and create lasting impact.
